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The playoff picture became clearer in the East on Monday when the Tampa Bay Lightning clinched a postseason berth, but it grew more muddled in the West when the Kings lost to the Chicago Blackhawks and Calgary and Vancouver won their respective games. Things are getting dire for the defending Stanley Cup champion Kings, though their remaining six games include two against the also-ran Edmonton Oilers and one against soon-to-be eliminated San Jose. Their best hope was to finish third in the Pacific and face the Canucks, who flinch at the Kings' physical game, but the Kings now trail third-place Calgary by three points and by three in the regulation/overtime wins tiebreaker. The Kings...

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The playoff picture became clearer in the East on Monday when the Tampa Bay Lightning clinched a postseason berth, but it grew more muddled in the West when the Kings lost to the Chicago Blackhawks and Calgary and Vancouver won their respective games.
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Times columnist Helene Elliott rates the pluses and minuses in the NHL from the last week:
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Already dealing with defensive holes, the Ducks announced Tuesday there are more voids to fill.
Forward Matt Beleskey will be sidelined two to four weeks with a shoulder injury and defenseman Sami Vatanen four to six weeks because of a leg injury.
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Already dealing with defensive holes, the Ducks announced Tuesday there are more voids to fill.
Forward Matt Beleskey will be sidelined two to four weeks with a shoulder injury and defenseman Sami Vatanen four to six weeks with a leg injury.
Beleskey,...

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+ Defenseman Cody Franson drew widespread interest before the league-leading Nashville Predators acquired him and right wing Mike Santorelli from Toronto for...

Kings center Anze Kopitar knew that Tanner Pearson's living quarters were not the best for someone recovering from surgery to repair a broken left leg.
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Ducks center and points leader Ryan Getzlaf participated in the team’s morning skate Sunday at Amalie Arena and remains a game-time decision for Sunday’s game against the Tampa Bay Lightning.
Getzlaf, who’s missed the past two games after suffering a...

When Ducks goalie Frederik Andersen was conked on the back of the head by the crossbar of a tipped-over goal Sunday, it left him feeling the way his team played.
Dazed, slow, out of sorts.
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That Kings defenseman Alec Martinez is suffering from concussion-like symptoms is not a major surprise, especially after looking at replays of the big (and legal) hit on him, handed out by Tampa Bay center Cedric Paquette.
Kings Coach Darryl Sutter...

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The second-year goalie has been the portrait of stability on a roster that has suffered more than 200 lost-man games.
But due to a fluke third-period episode in...

And now, for his next magic trick before the trade deadline …
Columbus 3.0?
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Corey Perry responded to a five-game goal-less skid by getting two in the net.
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+ The All-Star break interrupted five-game winning streaks for the Ducks, Detroit and Winnipeg. That success put the Ducks atop the NHL with 68 points, moved the...

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